COVID-19: 13 Million Jobs Under Threat in Nigeria – UN

CoronavirusFoodNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: 13 Million Jobs Under Threat in Nigeria – UN

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)June 11, 2020

The World Food Programme of the United Nations on Wednesday declared that the COVID-19 pandemic may lead to the loss of 13 million jobs in Nigeria. The agency says Nigeria needs urgent financial intervention to boost its economy, as millions of Nigerians across the country are currently suffering the effects of the pandemic. According to the Senior Spokesperson of the WFP, Elizabeth Byrs, in a statement, more than $182m is needed to sustain life-saving aid...

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Over 200 truckloads of Yam Go Out of Zaki Biam Market, Every Week – Osinbajo

EconomyFoodNewsNigeriaOver 200 truckloads of Yam Go Out of Zaki Biam Market, Every Week – Osinbajo

PilotnewsJune 9, 2020

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says over 200 truckloads of yam go out of Zaki Biam International Yam Market, Benue, every week. Osinbajo disclosed this on Tuesday in Zaki Biam, Ukum Local Government Area of Benue, during an online inauguration of the newly-reconstructed Zaki-Biam International Yam Market and Yam Storage Facility. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)) gathered that the storage facility had the capacity of storing over 200,000 yams. The vice president said that over 70 per...

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COVID-19: Refugee Commission Distributes Farm Inputs to 100 Farmers in Kano

CoronavirusFoodNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: Refugee Commission Distributes Farm Inputs to 100 Farmers in Kano

PilotnewsJune 5, 2020

The National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI) has distributed agricultural inputs to 100 local farmers in three Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Kano State. Speaking during the ceremony in Kura, headquarters of Kura LGA on Friday, NCFRMI Commissioner, Sen. Bashir Garba-Mohammed, said the gesture was to ameliorate suffering farmers as a result of COVID-19 lockdown. “As Nigeria is having its share of coronavirus effects, President Muhammadu Buhari has therefore instructed agencies rendering humanitarian services to redouble efforts in their service delivery to vulnerable persons in...

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Buhari Tasks Farmers on Massive Food Production, Says“No Money for Food Importation”

EconomyFoodNewsNigeriaBuhari Tasks Farmers on Massive Food Production, Says“No Money for Food Importation”

PilotnewsMay 24, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari has challenged Nigerian farmers on the need to embark on massive productive agricultural activities this farming season as Nigeria has no money for food importation. The president gave the challenge shortly after observing this year’s Eid prayer alongside members of his family and few presidential aides at the presidential villa, Abuja, on Sunday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Eid-El-Fitr prayer was observed in line with the protocol against mass...

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Taraba NECAS Gets 30 Tractors Out of 600 Shares in the Northeast

BusinessFoodNewsNigeriaTaraba NECAS Gets 30 Tractors Out of 600 Shares in the Northeast

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)May 16, 20201

The North-East Commodity Association (NECAS), in Taraba State, has distributed 30 new tractors for this year’s agriculture to the Association’s 16 LG Chairmen. Chief of Policy Mechanisation, Engr. Sulaiman D. Sulaiman, who disclosed this during distribution exercise in Jalingo, said the tractors would be used for commercial purposes at a subsidizing rate for farmers to ease the misery they face in the state. He said that more than two thousand people, including women and youth,...

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FEC Approves 1.2bn Euros Loan for Agric Mechanisation

EconomyFoodNewsNigeriaFEC Approves 1.2bn Euros Loan for Agric Mechanisation

PilotnewsMay 13, 2020

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a loan facility of 1.2 billion dollars to finance the mechanisation of agriculture in the country. Mr. Sabo Nanono, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, disclosed this on Wednesday while briefing State House correspondents after the virtual FEC  meeting anchored from the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The virtual meeting was presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari. The online  FEC was in line with Nigeria...

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Nigerians Spent More on Food and Transportation in 2019 – NBS

EconomyFoodNewsNigeriaNigerians Spent More on Food and Transportation in 2019 – NBS

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)May 11, 2020

A total of N40.2 trillion was spent by Nigerians on food and non-food items in 2019, a report just released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) revealed. The report which details findings on the consumption expenditure pattern in Nigeria is based on the Nigeria Living Standard Survey (NLSS) which was last conducted in 2009. It classifies household consumption expenditure types by food and non-food items at the national, zonal level, state level, and the...

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Over 90,000 health Workers Infected With COVID-19 Worldwide: Nurses Group

CoronavirusFoodWorld NewsOver 90,000 health Workers Infected With COVID-19 Worldwide: Nurses Group

PilotnewsMay 6, 2020

At least 90,000 health-care workers worldwide are believed to have been infected with COVID-19, and possibly twice that, amid reports of continuing shortages of protective equipment, the International Council of Nurses (ICN) said on Wednesday. The disease has killed more than 260 nurses, it said in a statement, urging authorities to keep more accurate records to help prevent the virus from spreading among staff and patients. The Geneva-based association said a month ago that 100...

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40m People Face ‘Desperate Food Shortages’ in W/Africa — WFP

AfricaFoodWorld News40m People Face ‘Desperate Food Shortages’ in W/Africa — WFP

PilotnewsMay 6, 2020

The World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that no fewer than 40 million people across West Africa face “desperate food shortages in coming months”. Its spokesperson, Ms Elisabeth Byrs, gave the warning during a virtual news briefing. Byrs said restrictions imposed by countries to curb the spread of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were adding to people’s vulnerability to hunger. She stated that populations displaced by armed conflict, and those that had endured climate change emergencies...

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FG To Release 100 Trucks of Grains to Kano From Adamawa Food Reserve- Official

CoronavirusFoodNigeriaFG To Release 100 Trucks of Grains to Kano From Adamawa Food Reserve- Official

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)May 1, 2020

In a renewed effort to mitigate the hardship Kano residents are now going through as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government is set to distribute one hundred (100) trailers of assorted grains to Kano state government. The Silos Manager, Food and Strategic Reserve Silos Complex, Adamawa state, Engr. Suleiman Amusa made this known while speaking to newsmen in Yola. Amusa noted that the federal government has directed them to make available 17,...

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